1970s baseball pinbacks

[batsballsbases]

Originally Posted by 71buc

The owner of the second small pin just sent these two photos. He says it’s 2”.

Hi Mike Just my 2 cents but I dont thing that pin is real. Looks like a very modern repro... I wouldnt buy it...

[ooo-ribay]

Do you know the size of the Rose and Bench, Mike? I’m dubious if they’re 2”.

[ksfarmboy]

There’s a Bernie Carbo and Tony Perez as well. Mike if you search that same Facebook page you’ll find pictures of them. They were shown about a year ago along with I believe the Rose proof.

[Cliff Bowman]

Here are pics of the 1971 Johnny Bench pin proof and the 1971 Johnny Bench pin for comparision, if someone used the proof pic to make a bootleg Johnny Bench pin then the facsimile signature would be identical on both but the facsimile signature is in a much different (and better) position on the pin.

[71buc]

The owner of the pins has submitted a request to join Net54 and join in on this discussion. He has been waiting for a confirmation email much of the day. In the meantime he told me to post these for him. He is a Cincinnati Reds collector since 1970. This is what he told me in the course of our chat. He purchased the Bench for $750 and obtained the Rose in a large trade. He has the Rose proof and a friend has the Bench proof. He found pictures of Perez and a Carbo examples from this set. He has never found them but is searching for them. Clint the Perez and Carbo photos may be the ones you were referring to. Nonetheless this gives me hope for more Pirates examples from whatever constitutes this set.

[Cliff Bowman]

Fantastic! If there's a Bernie Carbo then it's very possible there is a Lee May, Tommy Helms, Dave Concepcion, Gary Nolan, or a Don Gullett.

[icollectDCsports]

These damn pins are so simple yet so cool. It's amazing how much of a mystery their origin continues to be.

[thansen30]

just when I give up on these pins we discover more of them. I can't believe the only Mets pin is the Seaver . . .